Water supply network losses are an international problem especially in countries suffering from water scarcity like Jordan. Jordan is one of the poorest countries in its water resources and it is estimated to be below the water poverty line. Jordan is located in the Middle East and has a ...
The primary problems in water quality and availability in Jordan stem from poor long-term planning. This paper looks at past and current policies related to water management, considers their weaknesses, and suggests means of improving the management and planning aspects and the need for desalination...
Supplies information on water resource problems for industry.doi:10.1108/14725960610673788Pitt, MichaelAlkhaddar, Rafid M.Journal of Facilities ManagementPitt, M. and Alkhaddar, R. M. 2006. Maintaining industrial water supplies in Jordan. Journal of Facilities Management 4(3):203-219....
Jordan's water resources are estimated at a long-term average value of 8191 MCM/year. Groundwater accounts for about 61% of water supply. Water scarcity threatens Jordan's development. About 93.5% of the country receives less than 200 mm of rainfall, and only 0.7% of the country has annua...
Climatic Changes and Water Resources in the Middle East and North Africa, F. Zereini and H. Hotzl, eds., Springer, 109-123.Oroud, I. M. (2010), The impacts of climate change on water resources in Jordan, in Climatic Changes and Water Resources in the Middle East and North Africa, ...
In the Middle East water scarcity presents one of the largest challenges of the future, worsened by climate change. This thesis highlights the importance of adaptation to climate change, with particular focus on the water sector in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, a country which has been ...
This paper aims to explore the perception of applying public participation practices in Jordan in the water management context. It uses grounded theory methodology to understand how the concept of public participation is perceived by different stakeholders and how it is affecting the currently applied ...
Oil spills have become one of the most serious environmental and ecological problems owing to the growth of oil exploration, production and transportation. Millions of gallons of crude oil and refined products are spilled into marine wat... E Munusamy,SD Schwartz - American Physical Society 被引量...
To face the escalating water problems in Canada, including those naturally caused or manufactured (man-made), the following strategies are recommended to be taken by the Canadian Federal Government: (1) Creating a “Canada Water Security Centre” that measures, investigates, monitors, predicts, stor...
The Jordan Rift Valley (JRV) catchments are places of extreme water scarcity and continuing overexploitation of the Plio-Pleistocene aquifer system. The gr... M Ghanem - International Mine Water Association Congree 被引量: 0发表: 2017年 Tracing deep sources of groundwater salinisation in the ...